INSW Short Volume
International Seaways, Inc. (INSW) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Marine Shipping industry, with a market capitalization near $4.80B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 2,837 people, carrying a beta of -0.10 to the broader market. International Seaways, Inc. Led by Lois K. Zabrocky, public since 2016-11-16.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-08-14
- Short Volume
- 95.1K
- Total Volume
- 128.4K
- Short %
- 74.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 66.15%
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INSW most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $100.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 256 | 3.9K | 40.8% | $0.95 | $1.40 |
| CALL | $95.00 | Sep 18, 2026 | 36 | 5.4K | 51.7% | $4.60 | $6.20 |
| CALL | $95.00 | Aug 21, 2026 | 22 | 2.0K | 43.0% | $3.10 | $4.20 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked INSW short volume questions
- What is the daily INSW short volume?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, International Seaways, Inc. (INSW) short volume is 95.1K shares against 128.4K total reported volume, or 74.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is INSW short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does INSW short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.